Question

Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
A. Isar Das
B. Abul Fazl
C. Badauni
D. Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi

Answer 1

Hint: The person who translated Ramayana into Persian was a court poet at Akbar's palace. Akbar's court had the 9 gems or the ‘’Navratnas” and he was one among them. He was the author of Akbarnama. His brother was Faizi.

Complete Answer:
In 1574 Akbar began a Maktab Khana or a place of interpretation works in Fatehpur Sikri.
He wanted his court poets to interpret the Sanskrit books Rajatarangini, Ramayana, and Mahabharata into the Persian language. In those authorities, Abul Fazl interpreted Ramayana into Persian.

Hence the correct answer is Option B.

Additional Information:
-Mahabharata was translated into Persian by Badauni.
-Atharva Veda was interpreted by Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi.
-The birth name of Abu'l-Fazl was Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak. He was likewise one of the Navratnas in the court of Akbar.

Note: Abul Fazal was the creator of Akbarnama, the official history of Akbar's reign in 3 volumes. This book gives the historical backdrop of Akbar's ancestors from Timur to Humayun and Akbar's rule till 1602.
-The third volume of the above work is known as Ain-I-Akbari, which is the managerial report of Akbar's rule.
-Another significant work of Abul Fazal was Ruqaʿāt, which is an assortment of letters to the rulers of Akbar and their different counterparts. It was later assembled by his nephew Nuruddin Muhammad.